three dimensional tanx :: three dimensional tanx

Lancaster UK’s three dimensional tanx cross more than the x, y and z axes on their self released sampling. A dizzying blast of genre-bending psych that could probably get by on exuberance alone if they didn’t have the chops to back it up. Fortunately, they do. In spades. Smelting space and psych rock with sneering and snotty post punk and garage fueled sensibilities, 3d tanx hammer out a platter that could find a home in whatever era their self-made worm hole spits them out into. There’s a thin line between smart-ass and whip-smart, and 3d tanx definitley err on the side of the latter, making tdt not only an intergalactic frayed nut-buster, but one with the stones to back up the unhinged mix of ingredients. Kicking off with Psychedelic Sun, 3d tanx raise the bar high. A smoking hard-charger that would leave most with no place to go, Psychedelic Sun doesn’t completely reveal their hand; it just breaks free of gravity and lights the way so they can get down to business. What follows is a ferocious high-voltage warped experimentation (and interpretation) blur of The Stooges, Spiritualized/Spacemen 3, Hawkwind, The Velvets, and whatever else suits their fancy…and yours. Rather than come out with a muddy impenetrable drab wash, 3d tanx use all the crayons in the box to make their own chrome-plated day-glo color. Obviously not ones to color within the lines, 3d tanx don’t genre-hop or make fleeting references for the sake of doing so. If they did, tdt would be engaging, but impenetrable as a wall. There’s plenty of dynamics from the scorching opener to the hazy languid Way Up to the Sun; the buoyant 60s tinged Baby Universe to the brash, punkish and punishing Six Dead. Real 3D in every way with that ‘x’ rating deserved and hard earned.

The Gap :: three dimensional tanx :: three dimensional tanx (2012, three dimensional tanx)